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Artistic Modernism as Reply to Mass Media

Speaker: 
Ben Watson and Didier Mervelet

Artistic Modernism as Reply to Mass Media
Frank Zappa versus the Banalifacation of Anniversaries

"1968 & All That" Conference, Conway Hall, London 10-v-2008

Ben Watson & Didier Mervelet

Short Story Writing Course

Speaker: 
Zoe Fairbairns
Room: 
Tower Room 3
Time: 
1pm

As part of the conference Zöe Fairbairns led a writers workshop of 15 people on the theme of "A Story of 1968...". Many excellent pieces were created, ranging from a street sweeper in Paris to a demonstrator's angry response to the police. We hope to put up more of the stories on this website.

Prague and May 68

Speaker: 
Peter Gowan
Room: 
Bertrand Russell Room
Time: 
3pm

Militant Pacifism

Speaker: 
Beale Albert
Room: 
Tower Room 1
Time: 
7pm

1968 and Spain - autonomy and anarchism

Speaker: 
Torres Maggie
Room: 
Artists Room
Time: 
7pm

1968 - what to cherish and what to discard

Speaker: 
Alain Krivine, Astrid Proll, Sheila Rowbotham and Eamonn McCann - with poetry from Adrian Mitchell
Room: 
Main Hall
Time: 
6pm

A final rally with some of the leading figures from 1968 discussing the importance of that year and the tasks ahead. And with Adrian Mitchell.

Ady Cousins filmed Eamonn McCann on What to Cherish:

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